India–Pakistan field hockey test series

India and Pakistan have played test series from 1978 to 2006 as part of their long standing rivalry in field hockey. They played eight test series in this span out of which Pakistan won six, India won one and one was drawn. Out of 52 matches played Pakistan won 25, India won 16 and 11 were drawn. The goal aggregation so far is Pakistan 124 - 104 India). In 1998, each country hosted four matches out of which Pakistan won four, India won three and one was drawn.[1] The last was played in 2006 with three matches in each nation. Pakistan won three matches while India won one and two were drawn.[citation needed]

Indo-Pak test series of field hockey was expected to restart from 2013 as declared by Hockey India.[2] In 2004 test series both India and Pakistan used a foreign coach for the first time. Gehard Rach of Germany was coach for India while Roelant Oltmans of Netherlands was coach for Pakistan.[citation needed]

List of series

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Out of eight test series played between the two teams, Pakistan have won on six occasions and India once. One series ended in a draw. Of the total 52 matches played, Pakistan have won 25 times against India's 16, with 11 matches ending in draws.[3]

Year Matches Winner Results   Pakistan   India
Captain Coach Captain Coach
1978 4   Pakistan win 3–1 Islahuddin Siddique   Sayad A. Hussain Victor Philips   Randhir Singh Gentle
1981 4   Pakistan win 2–1 Akhtar Rasool   Khwaja Zakauddin Surjit Singh Randhawa   Harmik Singh
1986 7   India win 3–2 Hassan Sardar   Anwar Ahmad Khan Mohammed Shahid   M. P. Ganesh
1988 6 Draw 2–2 Nasir Ali   Manzoor-ul Hassan M. M. Somaya   M. P. Ganesh
1998 8   Pakistan win 4–3 Tahir Zaman   Islahuddin Siddique Dhanraj Pillay   Vasudevan Baskaran
1999 9   Pakistan win 5–3 Atif Bashir   Shehnaz Sheikh Anil Aldrin   Vasudevan Baskaran
2004 8   Pakistan win 4–2 Waseem Ahmad   Roelant Oltmans Dilip Tirkey   Gehard Rach
2006 6   Pakistan win 3–1 Muhammad Saqlain   Asif Bajwa Ignace Tirkey   Rajinder Singh Jr.

Matches

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Test series between India and Pakistan:[4]

1978 Test Series

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This series was of 4 matches out of which Pakistan won 3 and India won 1 and 0 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
  Pakistan   India Draw   Pakistan   India Note
Indian Leg 2 0 0   Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 2 1   Pakistan win
  Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore 3 2   Pakistan win
Pakistani Leg 1 1 0   Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 6 0   Pakistan win
  National Stadium, Karachi 1 2   India win
Aggregation 3 1 0 12 5   Pakistan win the Test Series

1981 Test Series

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This series was of 4 matches out of which Pakistan won 2 and India won 1 and 1 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
  Pakistan   India Draw   Pakistan   India Note
Indian Leg 2 0 0   Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 5 3   Pakistan win
  Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata 3 4   India win
Pakistani Leg 1 1 0   Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 2 2 Draw
  National Stadium, Karachi 4 2   Pakistan win
Aggregation 2 1 1 14 11   Pakistan win the Test Series

1986 Test Series

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This series was of 7 matches out of which Pakistan won 2 and India won 3 and 2 were drawn. Overall India was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
  Pakistan   India Draw   Pakistan   India Note
Indian Leg 1 2 0   Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata 3 2   Pakistan win
  Shivaji Stadium, Kolhapur 1 2   India win
  Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad 3 6   India win
Pakistani Leg 1 1 2   Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot 3 2   Pakistan win
  Niaz Hockey Stadium, Sargodha 2 2 Draw
  Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad 3 3 Draw
  Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 1 2   India win
Aggregation 2 3 2 16 19   India win the Test Series

1988 Test Series

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This series was of 6 matches out of which Pakistan won 2 and India won 2 and 2 were drawn. Overall the series was drawn.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
  Pakistan   India Draw   Pakistan   India Note
Indian Leg 1 2 0   Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi 2 3   India win
  Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow 1 2   India win
  Railway Stadium, Gwalior 2 1   Pakistan win
Pakistani Leg 1 1 2   National Stadium, Lahore 1 1 Draw
  Gen. Musa Khan Stadium, Quetta 1 1 Draw
  Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 3 2   Pakistan win
Aggregation 2 2 2 10 10 Series Draw

1998 Test Series

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This series was of 8 matches out of which Pakistan won 4 and India won 3 and 1 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
  Pakistan   India Draw   Pakistan   India Note
Habib Bank Trophy 2 2 0   Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshwar 4 1   Pakistan win
  Army Stadium, Rawalpindi 2 1   Pakistan win
  National Stadium, Lahore 3 4   India win
  Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 0 2   India win
Pepsi Friendship Gold Cup 2 1 1   Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi 2 3   India win
  Surjeet Singh Stadium, Jalandhar 1 1 Draw
  Begumpet Police Stadium, Hyderabad 3 1   Pakistan win
  Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai 2 0   Pakistan win
Aggregation 4 3 1 17 13   Pakistan win the Test Series

1999 Test Series

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This series was of 9 matches out of which Pakistan won 5 and India won 3 and 1 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
  Pakistan   India Draw   Pakistan   India Note
Indian Leg 2 1 1   Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi 4 3   Pakistan win
  Aish Bag Stadium, Bhopal 4 1   Pakistan win
  Begumpeth Police Stadium, Hyderabad 5 2   Pakistan win
  Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai 0 3   India win
Pakistani Leg 0 1 2   National Stadium, Lahore 4 2   Pakistan win
  Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 4 2   Pakistan win
  Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshawar 1 2   India win
  Army Stadium, Peshawar 3 3 Draw
  National Stadium, Lahore 2 3   India win
Aggregation 5 3 1 27 21   Pakistan win the Test Series

2004 Test Series

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In this test series both India and Pakistan used a foreign coach for the first time. Gehard Rach of Germany was coach for India while Roelant Oltmans of Netherlands was coach for Pakistan. This series was of 8 matches out of which Pakistan won 4 and India won 2 and 2 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
  Pakistan   India Draw   Pakistan   India Note
Pakistani Leg 2 1 1   Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi 2 1   Pakistan win
  Gen. Musa Khan Stadium, Quetta 1 4   India win
  Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshawar 3 2   Pakistan win
  National Stadium, Lahore 4 4 Draw
Indian Leg 0 1 2   Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi 2 1   Pakistan win
  Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh 1 1 Draw
  Guru Nanak Dev University Stadium, Amritsar 3 1   Pakistan win
  Gachibowli Hockey Stadium, Hyderabad 0 2   India win
Aggregation 4 2 2 16 16   Pakistan win the Test Series

2006 Test Series

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This series was of 6 matches out of which Pakistan won 3 and India won 1 and 2 were drawn. Overall Pakistan was the winner of this series.

Leg Final Position Venue Results
  Pakistan   India Draw   Pakistan   India Note
Indian Leg 3 0 0   Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh 2 1   Pakistan win
  Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh 3 1   Pakistan win
  Surjeet Singh Stadium, Jalandhar 2 1   Pakistan win
Pakistani Leg 0 1 2   National Stadium, Lahore 1 1 Draw
  Faisalabad Hockey Stadium, Faisalabad 1 2   India win
  Army Stadium, Rawalpindi 3 3 Draw
Aggregation 3 1 2 12 9   Pakistan win the Test Series

References

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  1. ^ HABIB BANK TROPHY and PEPSI FRIENDSHIP GOLD CUP
  2. ^ "Indo-Pak hockey tests to start from 2013 onwards". The Hindu. 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Indo-Pak Hockey Series". bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ Indo-Pak Hockey Series

See also

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